186 result(s) found
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant of all charges. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish a complete ...
Child Witness : Competency, Tutoring, Corroboration-The Supreme Court held that the testimony of a child witness is admissible if the child is c...
Court Emphasizes Ethical Standards, Accountability, and the Need for Robust Guidelines to Uphold Integrity in the Legal Profession The court recalle...
The prolonged incarceration of an undertrial accused, without reasonable certainty of trial completion, violates Article 21 of the Constitution. (Para...
Conviction Quashed – Appellant Acquitted – Lack of Proof of Last Seen Together – Omissions in Testimonies – Procedural Errors in Contradicting...
Supreme Court found material contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. The delay in witness statements was unexplained, raising...
Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – Distinction Between Compounding and Quashment – Role of Se...
Supreme Court Held – Failure to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Incomplete – Appellant Acquitted (Par...
Benefit of Doubt Given – Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – No Conclusive Evidence of Strangulation – Appellant Dir...
The appellant attacked his mother-in-law with a billhook, causing grievous injuries. The Trial Court imposed life imprisonment under Section 307 ...
